Botany Dictionary

  • Bifacial

    Bifacial

    Having two distinct surfaces (e.g., leaves with differentiated upper/lower sides).

  • Bifarious

    Bifarious

    Arranged in two opposite rows or ranks, especially leaves on a stem.

  • Bifid

    Bifid

    Deeply divided into two parts; forked or split halfway down.

  • Bifoliate

    Bifoliate

    Having two leaves (as in some palm species).

  • Bifoliolate

    Bifoliolate

    Having two leaflets (compound leaves with exactly two leaflets).

  • Bifollicular

    Bifollicular

    Having or producing two follicles (seed pods that split along one side).

  • Biforate

    Biforate

    Having two openings or pores (e.g., in pollen grains or stomata).

  • Bifurcate

    Bifurcate

    Divided into two branches or forks; Y-shaped.

  • Bigeminate

    Bigeminate

    Doubly paired; having structures arranged in two pairs.

  • Bilabiate

    Bilabiate

    Two-lipped (typically describing corollas with distinct upper and lower lips).